Publisher's Description

Women feel enormous pressure to be perfect. To have the perfect body, to be a perfect woman, to have the perfect career, and to have the perfect attitude. All the time. Under all that pressure and all those expectations are women carrying burdens they were never meant to carry and suppressing the dreams they were always meant to live.

In You're Already Amazing, popular blogger and cofounder of (in)courage helps women understand and embrace the fact that they don't need to do more, be more, and have more--because they're already amazing just the way God created them to be. As a licensed counselor and certified life coach, Holley knows what readers need to hear. Like a heart-to-heart talk over coffee, reading this joy-filled book encourages women to forget the lies and expectations the world feeds them, instead believing that God made them for a purpose and that he loves them right now, at this moment, and always. Holley takes readers on a journey of the heart to discover their strengths and embrace all God created them to be.

Author Bio

Holley Gerth is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, certified life coach, and speaker. She loves Jesus and enjoys encouraging the hearts of women through her popular blog as well as books like You'reAlready Amazing, You're Going to Be Okay, and You're Loved No Matter What. She's also cofounder of (in)courage.me and a writer for DaySpring, and she has a master's degree in counseling. Holley lives with her husband, Mark, in the South. Connect with Holley at www.holleygerth.com.

Endorsements

"Simply put, this is a book for every woman. Every woman who feels a crack line somewhere in her heart. Every woman who needs to find her way back to hope, Jesus, and everything she was made to be in Christ. Holley Gerth is a fresh voice for every woman--she echoes the voice of our Father." - Ann Voskamp, New York Timesbestselling author of One Thousand Gifts

"I so appreciated Holley Gerth's heart as I read You're Already Amazing-a work full of encouragement, joy, and extremely helpful prompts that helped me overcome obstacles in my own heart. This book is a perfect addition to the library of any woman who wants to see genuine life change and experience it with joy alongside." - Mary DeMuth, author of Beautiful Battle

"Reading this book is like sitting down for a conversation with Holley-and trust me, that's a real treat. You'll get all her attentive compassion and empowering wisdom. Best of all, you'll end up believing the truth of her God-given message: You are amazing!" - Heather Gemmen Wilson, bestselling author and international speaker

"When you're wondering who you are and why you are, this book is like the good friend who takes you out to coffee to help figure it out. Holley Gerth understands all the expectations we heap on ourselves and shows us how to lay them down one by one in favor of the relationship God is inviting us into. This book and its message are the most wonderful, encouraging, and comforting relief." - Lisa-Jo Baker, social media manager for DaySpring and community manager for www.incourage.me

"Holley has an amazing way of speaking to and captivating the heart of a woman. This inspirational book is a must read for any woman needing a huge dose of encouragement and new perspective on how amazing she really is!" - Janet Daughtry, co-founder, Biblical Coaching Alliance

"You're Already Amazing offers women a dare they can't refuse. In Holley's gentle, loving way, she challenges us to dismiss the lie we think about ourselves-the one that insists we aren't enough. And then she offers us the tools we need in order to believe that we are already amazing. I found freedom in her words." - Kristen Welch, author of Don't Make Me Come Up There! and founder of Mercy House ministry

"Stepping out to be who God's called us to be is a faith dare. We can't make this journey alone, and because of Holley's book, we don't have to. Holley's words strike that beautiful balance of trusted confidante, biblical counselor, and encouraging BFF. You're Already Amazing gives our hearts permission to be at home with who we are and to receive God's love down deep where we crave it most." - Bonnie Gray, www.FaithBarista.com.

"Holley Gerth turns words like a poet. Warm and personal, You're Already Amazing is a biblical, practical handbook for every woman's heart. I would love to read this again with a small group of women or high school girls." - Emily P. Freeman, author of Grace for the Good Girl

This book really addresses some areas I was struggling with in trying to accept myself for who I am and not who I thought I should be based on my observations of others. The author provides different aspects of human characteristics where you get to see that there are different gifts we are given and that even though they are not identical to others, they serve an equally important purpose. God made us each unique, so instead of beating ourselves up for not being like others, you can come to realize you're great exactly how you are!

This book is should be a must read for every woman of any age to not only help her discover her spiritual strengths but her amazing God-given highly esteemed value that only our Creator, in His supreme almighty authority, made us in His likeness to a degree that we can never imagine.

Holley Gerth has been gifted with making women feel/know that God created each of us for a specific purpose, at this specific time in history, to impact His kingdom for eternity. And His eternal love and blessing is sealed upon each of us.

As if the title isn't enough to make you feel better ... this book delivers what it promises. If you only buy one non-fiction book in 2012, this needs to be it!

I had to read this book much slower than I usually read review books. It was loaded with nuggets of truth my soul needed to hear. Things like ... "As I did, it seemed God whispered to my soul, "You think you have to take what's broken and make it perfect in order to be used by me. But I think in a completely different way. I took what was perfect, my Son, and made him broken so that you could be whole. And because you belong to him, your brokenness can bring healing to others too."

Holley writes in a very easy, smooth manner to reach out to your heart and plant truths that can be life changing. I believe every woman needs to read this book at some time in their life. She places thought provoking questions along the chapters and brief exercises to walk through the message she's presenting. The book handles so many areas that a woman faces - who we are really, why can't I believe the message that I am amazing, my feelings and emotions, my relationships and connections, where I am going in this life, taking care of myself, and what God really wants me to remember from this lesson. At the end of the book is a guide to take the learning deeper as a group or individual.

If you are a woman and you love God, but have struggled to feel content with who you are, how you act or behave and how you relate to the body of Christ - you need to read this book. Holley is gifted in the heart-to-heart talks.

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